Lou Decruss wrote:

> On Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:04:41 -0600, "Gregory Morrow"
> > wrote:
>
>> Lou Decruss wrote:
>>
>>> I find this disturbing. I can't believe there isn't another way to
>>> deal with it. Government cheese for all?
>>
>>
>> Remember a whiles back when peeps were crying about the price of a
>> gallon of milk, seems like ages ago now. Dairy products are now
>> about as cheap as I've ever seen them...
>
> It really wasn't that long ago. I remember Kili saying they were
> paying almost 7 bucks a gallon maybe two years ago. Aldi just raised
> their price to $1.79 from $1.49. I see Valli produce out in the burbs
> has Dean's for $1.99. Dean's is almost never on sale. Wisconsin
> cheeses are dirt cheap too. They've got a Wisconsin American on sale
> for $1.99. So you can get real cheese cheaper that than Kraft
> singles. I can't complain about the cheap prices but something has to
> give.


Yup, I can't remember paying over two bux/gallon for milk for at least a
year now, and cheese went from being a special treat to a daily
staple...yogurt prices way down, too. I rarely eat ice cream so I don't
know those prices...eggs I've seen for as low as 57 cents per dozen.


>
>> Will the increased cow supply mean cheaper beef, or...???
>
> I'm sure in the short term it will.


Beef has been fairly reasonable, and pork has been downright cheap. I've
got my freezer compartment filled with various hunks of pork. Last night I
made some pulled pork bbq in the slow cooker...tonight after "resting" it'll
be ready for "take - off"...!!!

Even JEWEL has had some decent sales on pork, who knew...!!!???

I think I've mentioned that once per month I hit Restaurant Depot, the
to-the-trade wholesale place out by Chicago and Elston (the owner of my
corner gin mill has a business license and so she has a membership). Last
time I was eyeing a 15 lb. hunk of pork roast @ like 79 cents/lb, but I
laffed and said to my friend, "But I already HAVE my freezer compartment
stuffed to the gills...".

Here is their October flyer. it's a pdf that loads pretty quick:

http://www.restaurantbyclick.com/rd/...ose_island.pdf


I'm not complaining about reasonable prices, that's fer sure...

--
Best
Greg